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Glasgow FREE Them Beatles Firewater, 341 Sauchiehall Street, 354 0350. 5.30pm. Beatles tribute. ■ Madina Lake and We are the Ocean The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12.50. Over-14s show. Chicago rock quartet fronted by twin brothers Nathan and Matthew Leone who kick-started their band with money they won appearing on The Fear Factor, the crazy cats. ■ A New Hope, Bright Young Nights, Jack the Wolf and Eclusion O2 ABC2, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £5. Local band line-up. ■ Solid Gold Country Legends Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £16. A must for all straw-chewin’, hoe-downin’ country nuts, with a mix of old and new country hits, all of which have achieved gold sales. ■ The Chancers Rockers, 14 Midland Street, 221 0726. 8pm. £tbc. Ska. ■ Cryptic Nights CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, 352 4900. 8pm. £5. The monthly night that aims to bring emergent artists, filmmakers and performers into the public eye. This month new and eagerly anticipated band Kitty the Lion make their folk-pop debut. ■ Dave Dominey Tchai Ovna, 42 Otago Lane, 357 4524. 8pm. £2. Funkiness on laptop and bass. ■ Islands, Milk and Mitchell Museum Captain’s Rest, 185 Great Western Road, 332 7304. 8pm. £tbc. Experimental psychedelic troupe from Vancouver. FREE Jam Session Samuel Dow’s, 67–71 Nithsdale Road, 423 0107. 8pm. Hosted by Independence. FREE Mistake Face Bloc+, 117 Bath Street, 574 6066. 8pm. Live music. ■ Too Many Vices, The Cairos and Travels Maggie May’s, 60 Albion Street, Merchant City, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. Indie rock. ■ Codes, Johnny & the Giros and Skinny Villains King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 8.30pm. £7.50. Alternative electronica from Dublin. FREE Creation Open Mic Creation Studios, 16 Trongate, 8.30pm. Becca Bird, lead singer of The Agents, hosts an open mic at this new music studio . ■ Way of the Womb The Flying Duck, 7 Renfrew Court, 572 0100. 9pm–3am. £3. A tribute to the music of girl groups such as The Shangri-Las, TLC and Girls Aloud from local artists including members of Remember Remember, Findo Gask, Divorce, The Grease Monkeys, The Royal We, Bad Bad Men, Guanoman, Phat Trophies and others in some special one-off line-ups. ■ Aberfeldy The Goat, 1287 Argyle Street, 357 7337. 9pm. £12. Euphoric Scotpoppers who know their way round a charming tune play this intimate show as part of the RAW Live festival. ■ San Jose, Zyfa and Reverie 13th Note Café, 50–60 King Street, 553 1638. 9pm. £tbc. Live music. FREE The Rudiments The Common Room, 77 Byres Road, 334 7132. Melodic 60s-inspired harmony sounds. Edinburgh ■ Dead on the Live Wire Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, 629 0039. 7pm. £5. Eighties-referencing, electro-
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WIN JOHN BUTLER TRIO TICKETS
Acclaimed Aussie roots- rockers, John Butler Trio head to Glasgow (Fri 9 Apr, O2 Academy) for a showcase of their aptly titled new album April Uprising. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away, along with albums for the winners and four runners up. Closing date for competition is Tue 6 Apr. WIN EVOLUTION TICKETS
Fancy escaping to ‘the Toon’ for the May Bank holiday weekend? Evolution Festival returns to Newcastle (Sun 30–Mon 31 May) with headliners including Paolo Nutini, Calvin Harris, Scratch Perverts, Delphic and Ellie Goulding. We have two pairs of tickets up for grabs, see www.evolutionfestival.co.uk for full line-up and more details. Closing date for competition is Thu 15 Apr.
WIN WHITE BELT YELLOW TAG ALBUMS
A Zane Lowe favourite, with comparisons made to Elbow and Echo and the Bunnymen, this up-and- coming band are set to release their promising debut album Methods on Mon 5 Apr. We have five copies to give away. Head over to The List website before Thu 15 Apr. ■ To enter, head to www.list.co.uk/offers
punk duo from Edinburgh, with a taste for the gothic, launching their new EP. ■ Jakil Cabaret Voltaire, 36–38 Blair Street, 220 6176. 7pm. £6. Highly polished funky indie. ■ Turning 13 Sneaky Pete’s, 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. 7pm. £tbc. Hi- octane rock with indie punk leanings. ■ Chris Rea Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £28.50. The growley guitarist is back on the road (but hopefully not the one that takes a swift turn south to Hell). ■ Landon and Face the Sun Bannerman’s, Niddry Street, 556 3254. 8pm. £4. Pop punk and rock. FREE Out of the Bedroom The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8pm. Open mic session. The only rule is no cover versions. Sign up from 7pm. ■ Mezcal The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. 11pm–3am. £3–£4. Mind bending psychedelic trance, techno and electro. ■ The Freaky Family The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 11.30pm. £2 (£1). Organic hip hop and jazzy grooves. Bathgate ■ The Stone Roses Experience, The Debuts, The Harringtons, Hardcore Wednesdays and Jamie McKay The Lounge, 57–59 Hopetoun Street, 8pm. £tbc. Tribute to the kings of baggy indie.
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